Report on the off-flavoured oil sardine, Sardinella longiceps, caught off Mangalore coast in may, 1991

The oil sardine, Sardinella longiceps is one of the principal species caught by the purse seiners operating from Mangalore. On 3- 5- '91, 4 purse seine boats which operated off Panambur, Hejmadi and Kaup (located north of Mangalore) at a depth of 10-15 m landed an estimated 20 tonnes of oil sardine.